Family Buries Slain Reporter

U.S. & LATIN AMERICA - The Nation - In Brief

August 12, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was buried Sunday in a private ceremony at which he was remembered as an inspiration to family, friends and millions of strangers. "We finally laid to rest our beloved son, husband, brother and father in his hometown," Pearl's family said in a prepared statement. Pearl, 38, was kidnapped and killed in January in Pakistan. The service was held at an undisclosed location in Encino near Los Angeles, where Pearl's family lives. The family asked that anyone interested in offering memorials to Pearl initiate or support musical events in their communities Oct. 10, Pearl's birthday. Pearl played the violin.